Novak Djokovic says fight with fan gave him ‘extra motivation’ to beat Denis Kudla in US Open match

Novak Djokovic believes a fight with a fan gave him the motivation to defeat Denis Kudla in their US Open match.

The Serb has been been hampered by a niggling shoulder injury which forced him to arrive late for his pre-match practice session and has reduced his chances of claiming his fourth title at Flushing Meadows.


Djokovic had a pre-match spat with a fan

After beginning his warm-up, the world No.1 appeared to become embroiled in a heated discussion with a match-goer.

Djokovic eventually breezed through the encounter, winning 6-3 6-4 6-2 to set-up a last 16 clash with Stan Wawrinka.

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“Just had a little chat,’ said  Djokovic in his post match press conference when asked about the incident.

“To have a drink,’ he added. “I liked the guy. I’m going to buy him a drink. “We’ll keep it between us. But he definitely helped me. He doesn’t even know, but he did help me.”

Pressed on what the fan said to him, Djokovic added: ‘Well, if you have the video, you’ll hear I guess. “As I said, I’m not going to talk about it. I think he did me a favor. Even maybe he didn’t want to do me a favor, he did me a favor, big favour.”


Source: TalkSport.com Tennis